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Brigshaw High School

Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR

Local ranking26th of 44 secondary schools in Leeds
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1500

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
47.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
46.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
68.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
25.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size
233

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Continued in education
87.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
75.0%
Higher education
39.0%
Apprenticeships
9.0%
Employment
24.0%
Not sustained
15.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.4

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

36.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

55

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
19.2% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
31.9
16-18 Cohort
128

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1332
Boys
671 (50%)
Girls
661 (50%)
Capacity
1500 (89% full)
SEND
18.1%
FSM Eligible
21.9%
EAL
2.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
15.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
81.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,424/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
10.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
25.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 92.9%
  • White Other: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Black African: 0.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.4%

92.9%

White British

1.4%

White Other

1.4%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Brigshaw Lane

Castleford, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
143238
UKPRN
10057632
Establishment No.
4113
Trust
THE BRIGSHAW LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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